BLET Auxiliary
Opinion: When will Class I’s fulfill their C3RS commitment?
More than seven months after Norfolk Southern’s massive chemical spill and fire in East Palestine, Ohio, the rail industry continues to renege on its promise to improve safety by joining the Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS). The BLET has publicly called out the Class I railroads for their apparent preference to discipline workers rather than take their…
Read MoreBLET Auxiliary Raffle
The National BLET Auxiliary is selling raffle tickets for a chance to win a Solo Stove Bonfire. It is a stainless steel smokeless fire pit built for the backyard and beyond. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased by going to www.bletauxiliary.net. The drawing will be held on May 27, 2023 at 5 pm PST live…
Read MoreBLET, SMART-TD members protest outside of BNSF shareholder meeting in Omaha
(Source: SMART Transportation Division press release, April 30, 2022) OMAHA, Neb. — While Berkshire Hathaway shareholders sat April 30 in comfort and national cable-news networks live-streamed and deified wealth hoarder Warren Buffett and his executive cronies at the company’s annual meeting, BNSF railroad workers, as always, were out in the elements doing the hard things…
Read MoreBLET National Auxiliary spearheads challenge for 2020 Election
(Source: BLETAuxiliary.net 02/17/2020) Voter apathy is a hard thing to overcome, but the BLET National Auxiliary is spearheading a challenge for the upcoming 2020 election to inspire and promote participation. In order to promote activism from now until November 3, 2020, we have organized a way to get involved so as to be eligible for…
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